Meaning
Forms a respectful request for the listener to do something.
Formation
- て form + いただけませんか: 説明していただけませんか
- Softer than てください and politer than てくれませんか
When to use it
- Core use
- A very polite request
Example
もう一度説明していただけませんか
Could you explain it once more?
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.